S.Amdt. 3105

SA 3105. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation
of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture
through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

After section 6117, insert the following:

SEC. 6118. USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL.

Section 333A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act (7 U.S.C. 1983a) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(i) Use of American Iron and Steel.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Covered program.--The term `covered program' means--
``(i) water or waste disposal grants or direct or
guaranteed loans under paragraph (1) or (2) of section
306(a);
``(ii) rural water or wastewater technical assistance and
training grants under section 306(a)(14);
``(iii) emergency community water assistance grants under
section 306A;
``(iv) water and waste facility loans and grants under
section 306C;
``(v) grants for water and wastewater systems for rural and
Native villages in Alaska under section 306D;
``(vi) grants to finance the construction, refurbishing,
and servicing of individually owned household well systems in
rural areas under section 306E; and
``(vii) solid waste management grants under section 310B(b)
.
``(B) Iron or steel product.--The term `iron or steel
product' means any of the following products made primarily
of iron or steel:
``(i) Lined or unlined pipes or fittings.
``(ii) Manhole covers or other municipal castings.
``(iii) Hydrants.
``(iv) Tanks.
``(v) Flanges.
``(vi) Pipe clamps or restraints.
``(vii) Valves.
``(viii) Structural steel.
``(ix) Reinforced precast concrete.
``(x) Construction materials.
``(C) State.--The term `State' means--
``(i) a State;
``(ii) the District of Columbia; and
``(iii) the territory of an Indian tribe (as defined in
section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act
of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5130)).
``(D) United states.--The term `United States' means each
of the States.
``(2) Requirement.--Except as provided in paragraphs (3)
and (4), and subject to paragraph (5), no funds provided
under a covered program shall be used for a project for the
construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public
water or wastewater system unless all of the iron and steel
products used in the project are produced in the United
States.
``(3) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirement
under paragraph (2) on a case-by-case basis if the
Secretary--
``(A) receives a request for a waiver under this
subsection;
``(B) makes available to the public on an informal basis a
copy of the request and information available to the
Secretary concerning the request, including by electronic
means, including on the official public website of the
Department of Agriculture; and
``(C) allows for informal public input on the request for
not less than 15 days prior to making a determination on the
request.
``(4) Exemption.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply with
respect to a project for which the engineering plans and
specifications include the use of iron and steel products
otherwise prohibited by that paragraph if the plans and
specifications have received required approvals from State
agencies prior to the date of enactment of the Agriculture
Improvement Act of 2018.
``(5) International agreements.--This subsection shall be
applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations
under international agreements.
``(6) Funding.--Of the funds appropriated for a fiscal year
for the Rural Utilities Service-Rural Water and Waste
Disposal Program Account, the Secretary may use not more than
0.25 percent to carry out management and oversight under this
subsection.''.
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